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Avail Valley Construction: 53 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by AVCO Holdings LLC
Thayne, Lincoln County, WY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4801393

Avail Valley Construction has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1996–2020
Latest incident
Sep 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
53
citations
16
significant & substantial
$8,750
proposed penalties
$8,750
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
33
inspections on record
309
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 309 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Avail Valley Construction has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
30.2%
significant & substantial
18.9%
high negligence or reckless
30.2%
reasonably likely or greater
64.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.7% low, 75.5% moderate, 18.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2015-06-24, 11 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2013-07-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Fidler Inc 1983 to 1989
  2. Fidler Inc 1989 to 1995
  3. Fidler Inc 1995 to 1998
  4. Lampe Brothers Sand & Gravel 1998 to 2013
  5. Kilroy, LLC 2013 to 2020
  6. Avail Valley Construction-WY, LLC 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 2
2023 1
2022 3
2021 1
2020 1
2019 1
2018 3
2017 2
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 2
2012 4
2011 4
2007 5
2006 5
2005 4
2004 4
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Avail Valley Construction sits in Lincoln County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 4.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Lincoln County, Wyoming · Population 20,158
4.8%
Mining share of county employment
$86,092
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 6 0
2025 Q2 316 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 207 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 384 0 0 0.0
Show 84 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 239 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 355 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 484 3 1 6198.3
2022 Q3 169 8 4 47337.3
2022 Q2 251 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 219 1 0 4566.2
2021 Q4 143 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 657 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 684 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,157 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,300 1 0 769.2
2019 Q2 386 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 1,752 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,002 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 702 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 958 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 653 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 373 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 375 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 261 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 7 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 575 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 446 2 1 4484.3
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 274 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 233 2 1 8583.7
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 861 3 0 3484.3
2013 Q2 110 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 474 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,275 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 325 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 633 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,475 6 2 4067.8
2011 Q2 116 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,348 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,248 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,310 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 802 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,558 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,901 5 2 2630.2
2006 Q2 1,792 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 744 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,652 1 0 605.3
2005 Q3 2,156 7 2 3246.8
2005 Q2 1,734 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 128 2 0 15625.0
2004 Q4 2,592 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,102 5 2 1611.9
2004 Q2 2,303 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 708 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,566 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,023 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,580 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,662 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,118 1 1 894.5
2002 Q2 1,511 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 595 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,769 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,785 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,137 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 488 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,223 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,018 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2020 · 1 incident

September 14, 2020 WY · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker POWERED HAULAGE
Avail Valley Construction-WY, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was clearing guards of material by hitting them with a hammer. Employee decided to clear one return roller of mud, got underneath conveyor, reached over the guard that is in place and started hitting roller with hammer. The roller caught employee's glove and pulled employee in, up to employee's shoulder. Conveyor stopped, preventing further injury.

2004 · 1 incident

August 9, 2004 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lampe Brothers Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

OVERSIZED ROCK LAYING ON JAW GUARD FELL OFF ONTO CATWALK, STRIKING EMPLOYEES' HAND.

1996 · 1 incident

November 26, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Fidler Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT OVER TO MOVE PIECE OF IRON. FELT PAIN IN BACK. LATER BENT OVER FOR WELDING LEAD. HURT LIKE HELL.